BURNSVILLE, Minn. - The Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference released their weekly release and Concordia-St. Paul senior Clare Snapko was named NSIC Defensive Player of the Week while junior Sophia Haase was named NSIC Offensive Player of the Week.
Clare Snapko earns her third career NSIC Defensive Player of the Week after totaling two last season.
Sophia Haase records her first career NSIC Offensive Player of the Week accolade.
With the two honors this week, the Golden Bears season total gets brought to three after freshman Brooke Nelson was named the NSIC Offensive Player of the Week in the previous release.
NSIC Offensive Player of the Week
#17 Sophia Haase (MF, 5-6, Jr., Monticello, Minn. / Monticello HS) – Concordia-St. Paul
- Notched two game-winning goals over the weekend
- Tallied two goals in a 3-0 victory over MSU Moorhead
- Recorded the lone goal in a 1-0 win over Minnesota Crookston
- Registered 15 total shots and nine shots on goal combined
- With her six points this weekend she moved into the top-10 in career points at CSP with 39 points
- Moved to second in the NSIC in total shots with 42
- Is tied for second in the NSIC in goals with seven
- Ranks second in the NSIC in game-winning goals with four
- Ranks fourth in the NSIC in total points with 14
- Contributed to a defense that allowed just four shots between the two games
NSIC Defensive Player of the Week\
#27 Clare Snapko (M/D, 5-5, Sr., New Hope, Minn. / Robbinsdale Cooper HS) – Concordia-St. Paul
- Led a defense that allowed just four total shots over two matches
- Played two full 90-minute outings while overseeing two straight shutouts
- Registered her first goal of the season against MSU Moorhead
- Recorded an assist in the win over MSUM
- Tallied four total shots and two shots on goal combined
NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week
#1 Kadyn Dilger (GK, 5-6, So., Big Lake, Minn. / Big Lake HS) – University of Mary
- Recorded two shutouts against two of the top-scoring teams in the NSIC
- In UMary's 7-0 win over Wayne State, faced five shots and made one save
- Made four saves and faced 10 shots in 2-0 win over Augustana
- Faced a total of 12 corner kicks on weekend, including seven against Augustana
- For the weekend made five saves and faced 15 shots without allowing a goal in 180 minutes
Others Under Consideration
OFFENSE
Katrina Barthelt (Bemidji State)
- Led the Beavers to a 1-0-1 weekend scoring two goals for four points
- Posted two shots on goal in the Beavers 2-1 victory at St. Cloud State Friday
- Recorded her second two-goal match in a tie with No. 2 Minnesota State
- The two goals against the Mavericks are the only two allowed this season
- Finished with four shots on goal and six attempts
Maille Mathis (Minnesota State)
- Scored a goal in each match over the weekend
- Recorded four shots on goal over the two matches
Madison Barnick (Winona State)
- Scored twice this weekend in a pair of wins over UMC and MSUM
- Delivered the game winning goal in the 90th minute of the UMC match
- Had a season high 5 shots against UMC
- Scored a goal against MSUM to lead WSU to a 5-1 victory
DEFENSE
Tara Young (UMary)
- Posted two assists as UMary posted two shutout wins on Homecoming weekend
- Had an assist as UMary shut out Wayne State 7-0
- Wildcats managed just five shots in the game and only one on frame
- Played all 90 minutes and posted an assist in the Marauders 2-0 win over Augustana
- Vikings generated just 10 shots with four on frame
- Limited WSC and Augie to a combined 15 shots with only five shots on frame
GOALKEEPER
Ilee Neemeyer (Northern State)
- Tallied two wins on the weekend for Northern State in 180-minutes of action
- Notched five saves for a save percentage of 1.000
- Shut out both the Cougars and the Mustangs
- Faced three corner kicks of the weekend
Women's Soccer Pages
AUGIE | BSU | CSP | UJ | UMARY | UMC | UMD | MSU | MSUM
MINOT | NSU | USF | SMSU | SCSU | WSC | WSU
2025 NSIC Soccer Players of the Week
9/8/25
O: #21 Virginia Pruitt – SMSU
D: #19 Anna Van Wyngarden – Minnesota State
GK: #1 Kaycee Chavez – Minnesota Duluth
9/15/25
O: #12 Katrina Barthelt - Bemidji State
D: #36 Maclayne Menzel – Minnesota State
GK: #77 Payton King – Minnesota Crookston
9/22/25
O: #9 Elaina Shromoff - Minnesota Duluth
D: #27 Courtney Kovacs - Minnesota State
GK: #0 Alexa Hofstetter - Wayne State
9/29/25
O: #13 Anna Miotto - Minot State
D: #17 Mila Rustin - Minnesota State
GK: #1 Rebecca Sargent - Minot State
10/6/25
O: #28 Brooke Nelson - Concordia-St. Paul
D: #11 Reese Hilsenbeck – Minnesota State
GK: #00 Jaylee Strickland – St. Cloud State
10/13/25
O: #17 Sophia Haase – Concordia-St. Paul
D: #27 Clare Snapko – Concordia-St. Paul
GK: #1 Kadyn Dilger – University of Mary
About the NSIC
The NSIC is a 16-team, 18-sport, NCAA Division II conference with institutions located in Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The NSIC is a model Division II conference that uses high-level athletics competition to develop champions in the classroom and community while empowering student-athletes to be impactful and positive leaders. Formed in 1992 by the merger of the Northern Intercollegiate Conference (men's league) and the Northern Sun Conference (women's league), the NSIC has flourished over the past quarter century, maturing into a union of Upper Midwest colleges and universities. The NSIC has won 27 team national championships and crowned 122 individual national champions. For additional information, visit NorthernSun.org.
About NCAA Division II
The NCAA, the national governing body for college athletics, is a volunteer association of more than 1,000 colleges and universities that classify their athletics programs in one of three membership divisions. The 300+ institutions in NCAA Division II support a balanced approach in which student-athletes can earn scholarships based on their athletic ability, pursue their desired academic degree, and participate in all the campus and surrounding community have to offer. Division II student-athletes annually graduate at rates higher than their student body peers, and they have access to the best championships-participant ratio among the NCAA's three divisions. Division II gives student-athletes the unique opportunity to compete in the classroom, on the field, in their career, for their causes, and on their terms. For additional information, visit NCAA.org.
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